Orodes (given name)

Orodes
Gender	male
Origin
Language(s)	Middle Iranian
Meaning	Uncertain
Region of origin	Greater Iran
Other names
Variant form(s)	Ouorodes; Hyrodes; Worod; Worodes; Vorod; Vorodes; Urud; Viru;
Derivative(s)	Herod
Derived	Uncertain

Orodes is the Latinized form of a male given name of Middle Iranian origin popularized by Parthians. In Greek it is recorded as Orōdēs (Ὀρώδης), Hērōdēs (Ἡρώδης), Hurōdēs (Ὑρώδης,^[1] in Latin: Hyrōdēs), and once as Ouorōdēs (Οὐορώδην).^[2] It is recorded in Shapur I's trilingual inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht as Greek (§67) Ouorōd (Οὐορωδ), Middle Persian (§35) wyrwd (𐭥𐭩𐭥𐭥𐭣 Wērōy,^[1] Wīroy,^[3] Wirōy^[4]) and Parthian (§28) wrwd (𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 Wērōd,^[1] Urūd^[3]). The older form is probably Wērōd, supposedly developed into a regional Werōd, and later Worōd.^[5] The Middle Persian is also recorded with the spelling wyrwy^[1] and wylwd.^[6] It is recorded in New Persian as Wērō (ویرو, "Viru"), name of a character in Vis o Ramin, a romance of Parthian origin.^[5]

The name is recorded as wrwd in Syriac and Aramaic texts from Egypt (spelled wrd instead), Elymais, Palmyra, Hatra, Dura-Europos, and possibly Assur. The Parthian name is also attested in Late Babylonian (^mú-ru-da-a).^[2]

The etymology of the word is disputed.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Asia Major. Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica. 1952. p. 178.
^ ^a ^b ^c Marcato, Enrico (2018). Personal Names in the Aramaic Inscriptions of Hatra. Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-88-6969-231-4.
^ ^a ^b Yarshater, Ehsan (1983). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9.
^ East and West. Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente. 1981. p. 148.
^ ^a ^b al-Rayḥānī, ʿAlī b ʿUbayda (2006). Zakeri, Mohsen (ed.). Persian Wisdom in Arabic Garb (2 vols): ʿAlī b. ʿUbayda al-Rayḥānī (D. 219/834) and his Jawāhir al-kilam wa-farāʾid al-ḥikam. BRILL. p. 147. ISBN 978-90-474-1875-7.
^ Gyselen, Rika (2007). Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection. Peeters Publishers. p. 118. ISBN 978-90-429-1268-7.

[Asia-1] Asia Major. Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica. 1952. p. 178.

[Marcato-2] Marcato, Enrico (2018). Personal Names in the Aramaic Inscriptions of Hatra. Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-88-6969-231-4.

[Yarshater-3] Yarshater, Ehsan (1983). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9.

[4] East and West. Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente. 1981. p. 148.

[Zakeri-5] -Rayḥānī, ʿAlī b ʿUbayda (2006). Zakeri, Mohsen (ed.). Persian Wisdom in Arabic Garb (2 vols): ʿAlī b. ʿUbayda al-Rayḥānī (D. 219/834) and his Jawāhir al-kilam wa-farāʾid al-ḥikam. BRILL. p. 147. ISBN 978-90-474-1875-7.

[6] Gyselen, Rika (2007). Sasanian Seals and Sealings in the A. Saeedi Collection. Peeters Publishers. p. 118. ISBN 978-90-429-1268-7.

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